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  1. Re:Display down-voter ids on Slashdot Outage Update · · Score: 1

    -1 Not Even Wrong

  2. Re:"We're aware of this and working to fix it." on Amazon Admits Its AI Alexa is Creepily Laughing at People (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I think you got it.

    AI's will need to be taught like children..."believe this"..."don't believe that"..."don't trust your senses, listen only to us".

    meps

  3. Beatback Tide on Amazon Admits Its AI Alexa is Creepily Laughing at People (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "Many responded to the cackling sounds by unplugging their Alexa-enabled devices."

    I'm with the many that responds to it by never plugging it in in the first place.

    But, like the pharaoh and his attempt to beat back the tide, it'll all be for nought as the Marketeers will win.

    That being said: I think this is hilarious.

  4. Re:This... is a joke right? on Scientists Say Space Aliens Could Hack Our Planet (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Ah, Geocities! Finding just the right neighborhood...creative "under construction" notices...blinky gifs.

    Not a "test" as much a proof-of-concept. Y'know, for the VC crowd.

  5. Re:Things humans have already done to each other on Scientists Say Space Aliens Could Hack Our Planet (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Ha! Somebody had to say it.

    We need a new term like "to godwin a thread". To putin a thread? Pootin'? The kids like that one.

  6. Re:Maybe their hearts are in the right place on Scientists Say Space Aliens Could Hack Our Planet (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Somebody famous mentioned something like that a few years back. I can't remember what field he was in. They he said something to the effect, "Well now I've let the cat out of the bag, it won't work".

    Or will it? (Cue Twilight Zone riff)

  7. Re:I wrote a story about that on Scientists Say Space Aliens Could Hack Our Planet (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Or South Africa.

  8. Re:Russians or Aliens on Scientists Say Space Aliens Could Hack Our Planet (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    So it's the Aliens now, is it? The story gets more credible by the day...

    It's Russians *and* Aliens. He still denies the Russians, of course, yet he did acknowledge that the Aliens voted for Hillary.

  9. Re:This... is a joke right? on Scientists Say Space Aliens Could Hack Our Planet (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Too complex. Let's use Occam's razor...

    The first test virus was called "MySpace".
    The first production virus was called "FaceBook".
    We're up to version 2.2 or so, with the latest being "SnapChat".

  10. Re:Shakespeare on Putting Civilization in a Box For Space Means Choosing Our Legacy (space.com) · · Score: 1

    Asimov is highly worthwhile, but c'mon. Shakespeare is in another league. And don't forget a decent English dictionary such as American Heritage.

    Nicely done.

  11. Re:Don't worry about the language on Putting Civilization in a Box For Space Means Choosing Our Legacy (space.com) · · Score: 1

    The tardis translation matrix will handle it.

    ...after running it through the ST Universal Translator.

  12. Re:I'm sorry, but I just don't see it happening. on Putting Civilization in a Box For Space Means Choosing Our Legacy (space.com) · · Score: 1

    Après nous, le déluge. C'est la vie.

    Nice. I looked it up because I wasn't sure about "nous". Wiki added this tidbit: "adopted as the motto of the Royal Air Force 617 Squadron which carried out the "Dambuster" raids". Appropriate.

    Er, I didn't just godwin the thread, did I?

  13. Re: First thing to store on everlasting Quartz Dis on Putting Civilization in a Box For Space Means Choosing Our Legacy (space.com) · · Score: 1

    Lucas stole ideas from Asimov - everything from galactic empire, traders, rebels, to big ass space stations, etc. Whatever, today that stuff sucks donkey balls thanks to Disney.

    Sure. And he stole his ideas from Gibbon.

    And yes to the donkey balls.

  14. Re:First thing to store on everlasting Quartz Disc on Putting Civilization in a Box For Space Means Choosing Our Legacy (space.com) · · Score: 2

    Page 0: How to obtain a PDF reader.

  15. Re:Ha ha right on Why Decentralization Matters (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    I used to respond to blockchain letters until I found out that the Post Office frowned upon them.

  16. Re: That's pretty funny on Flight Sim Company Embeds Malware To Steal Pirates' Passwords (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Just because someone has done something illegal, doesn't give you the right to do something illegal yourself in response.

    Yes, it does. One crime against me gives me complete and total license to do whatever I wish.

    That reminds me, they're coming out with a remake of "Death Wish".

  17. Re:No shit Sherlock on Elon Musk Explains Why SpaceX Prefers Clusters of Small Engines (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Stack overflow. Redundancy not always good.

  18. Re:What would be really impressive.... on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Center Booster Lacked Ignition Fluid To Light Engines and Land On Platform (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I agree. I don't think Michelson-Morley was the last word on the subject.

  19. "That's the great thing about standards. There's so many to choose from."

  20. Citizen journalists indeed. Perhaps we should start a Committee of Correspondence.

  21. Don't skimp on the metrics!

    They used Imperial for the core.

  22. Bet it'll be a while before you ask a question on /. again :)

    BTW...he wanted the fins back.

  23. So sweet it almost looked fake.

  24. "Woof" - 13

  25. Re:Useless on New AI Model Fills in Blank Spots in Photos (nikkei.com) · · Score: 1

    In ancient times it used to be hard to do video spoofing, for any lengthy footage. I remember Forrest Gump being the first time that I really got the message that, just like photos, a video of an event will no longer be sure proof.

    What's the saying? Don't believe anything you hear, and only half of what you see?